GEO-BIO CHEMISTRY OF WETLANDS IN LATERITE MINES, THE CHILIKA CATCHMENT, ODISHA: GIS STUDY AND XRFSPECTROSCOPY APPRAISAL.
Journal Title: International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Laterites in Odisha cover ≈7000Km2 (4.5%) surface area of the state. As hard and vesicular, laterite blocks are common local construction materials. The latsol areas are quarried open air and water bodies are formed in those ditches. Fresh water bodies within the mines cover ≈60-70% of the quarry area during rainy season. Those water bodies have poor in flora and fauna and specially aqua habitats. The water quality parameters are of concern in those ferruginous laterite zone. The aquatic life depends on the physical, chemical and biological parameters of water but adequate research has not been done to assess the cause of paucity of aqua habitats in these semi dead zones. Evaluation of toxic chemicals, physical parameters and finally tried to find causes that has made these wetlands as semi dead zones and very poor growth of aqua habitats and consequently the avifauna and floral diversity. These wetlands cannot be used even for economic fish or prawn farming, for recreation and domestic uses except less hygienic bathing. The present search is to identify the causes of unsustainable environments for aquatic life. Assessment of laterite area in the Chilika catchment has been evaluated using supervised classification of multispectral Landsat-8 images. The method found the area to be 744.456Km2 consideringpHas parameter. The toxic elements, metals, metalloids and REE?s were found by using XRF Spectrometer, and BOD/ COD. The concentration of physical, toxic alkali/alkaline earth elements, harmful REE?s and radionuclides and biological parameters are sorted out causing the meager flora and fauna. The stagnated water bodies in laterite mines are with overdoses of DO, and Fe and Al contamination.
Authors and Affiliations
Aishsurwaya Das, Siba Prasad Mishra, G. D. Pattanayak, Kumar Chandra Sethi.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP541748
- DOI 10.21474/IJAR01/8724
- Views 60
- Downloads 0
COLLATION OF SCAPULAR PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEURO-MUSCULAR FACILITATION AND SCAPULAR MOBILIZATION WITH MOVEMENT IN ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS PATIENTS.
Introduction:Adhesive-Capsulitis is a self-limiting condition of unknown etiology characterized by painful and stiff shoulder range of motion(ROM); with scapular dyskinesis. The treatment of Adhesive-Capsulitis aims at r...
STUDY ON IMPACT OF MINERAL FERTILIZERS ON BIOGENITY AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF SOILS WITH COMMON WHEAT.
The improving of the soil fertility requires the determining of appropriate fertilizer variants, easily assimilated and quickly acting, for obtaining of qualitative and high-yield agricultural produce. The purpose of the...
AN HEPATIC NODULE NOT LIKE THE OTHERS.
On a liver chronic disease, an isolated hepatic tuberculosis, though rare, must be part of the differential diagnosis especially in endemic area. we report the clinical case of Mr X ,15 years old, followed for Wilson dis...
MANAGEMENT OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF FEMORAL HEAD IN SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA BY MAJJA BASTI A CASE STUDY.
Significance of Study: The application of majja basti for the management of AVN is of new of its kind in ayurveda which was not trialed before. Case representation: A pre diagnosed case of 14 years old male patient suffe...
EFFECTS OF CO-ORDINATION STRATEGIES ON EFFICACY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
Early childhood education is the basis upon which all levels of education are anchored. The main purpose of this study was to assess co-ordination as a management strategy and its effects on efficacies in the administrat...